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Funding for PhD applicants is available from a range of sources on a competitive basis.

Follow the links in the table to find full details regarding eligibility, available finance, application methods and closing dates. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to hear when we have added new studentship opportunities. 

Funding opportunity Subject area
Application deadline  Availability
PhD Studentship - Do Whey Protein Supplements Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?  School of Chemistry, Food & Pharmacy - Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
13 October 2023
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland applicants 
PhD Studentship in neurotoxicity of insecticides - Effects of insecticides on brain activity   School of Biological Science
31 October 2023
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland applicants 
PhD Studentship: In Lipid-Based Conjugate Self-Assembly and Bioactivity - Nanostructured Self-Assembly of Bio-Derived and Bio-Inspired Lipid-Based Amphiphiles  School of Chemistry, Food & Pharmacy - Department of Chemistry
12 December 2023
Open to UK/Republic of Ireland applicants
 

Doctoral Loans 

Apply for a loan of up to £28,673 for a 2023/24 start

All disciplines

Full or part-time study

Ongoing Open to UK nationals, Irish citizens and EU nationals settled under the EU settlement scheme
Department of Meteorology PhD Scholarships Meteorology Ongoing Open to applicants worldwide
Alumni Discount

Current undergraduate and master's students at Reading

Alumni of the University

Ongoing Open to University of Reading alumni

Commonwealth Scholarships for PhD

Any discipline (see external website for further details) Please check external website for details about scholarships Open to applicants from  low and middle income Commonwealth countries

Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships

 

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (Awards in biological sciences are limited to interdisciplinary research between physical and biological sciences)

Please check external website for details about scholarships Female applicants only

Marshall Scholarships

Archaeology | Climate, environmental sciences and sustainability | Food security | Human nutrition | Language, cognition and the mind See external website for further details Applicants from the USA

US Loans and Federal Aid

All disciplines Ongoing Applicants from the USA
Canadian grants, loans and scholarships All disciplines Ongoing Applicants from Canada

Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund

Various Please check external website for details about scholarships Applicants from Canada
Inlaks Scholarships Many disciplines Please check external website for details about scholarships Applicants from India
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Web resource for candidates who have already applied to study at the University of Reading Various Varies depending in funding scheme
China Scholarship Council Studentships
Students from China, see external website for eligible areas
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October 2023 for details of any funding for 2024/25.  Applicants from China
University International PhD Studentships 
All disciplines
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to international applicants 
Social Sciences Studentships Agriculture, Policy and Development | Built Environment | Economics | Education | Human Geography | Law | Linguistics | Management and Business Studies | Politics and International Relations | Psychology | Real Estate and Planning
Please check back here in a few weeks' time for an update Open to applicants worldwide
AHRC SWW Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships for the Arts and Humanities
Archaeology | Art | Classics | Cultural Geography | English Language and Literature | Film, Theatre and Television | History | History of Art | Law and Legal Studies| Modern Languages and European Studies | Philosophy | Political Studies and International Relations | Political Philosophy | Typography
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to applicants worldwide
NERC SCENARIO Doctoral Training Partnership (environmental science-related areas)
Agriculture, Policy and Development | Archaeology | Biological Sciences | Chemistry | Geography | Environmental Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics | Meteorology
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to applicants worldwide
BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership in FoodBioSystems
Agriculture | Biological & Biomedical Sciences | Chemistry | Food and Nutritional Sciences | Geography  and Environmental Sciences | Pharmacy 
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to applicants worldwide
Earth System Prediction Doctoral Training Programme
Meteorology, Mathematics and Computer Science
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to applicants worldwide
Felix Scholarships
Many disciplines 
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to Indian nationals
PhD Scholarships in the Henley Business School
Henley Business School
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Open to applicants worldwide
Regional PhD bursaries (supporting residents of Reading and the surrounding area to undertake a PhD)
All subject areas
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Applicants must be resident in Reading or the surrounding area
Wilkie Calvert co-supported PhD Studentships (supporting professionals to undertake PhD research on a part-time basis)
All subject areas
Closed for applications for 2023/24. Please check here in October/November 2023 for details of funding for 2024/25. 
Applicants must be in employment and looking to undertake a part-time PhD